W
e left Liberia's and meandered the narrow and winding roads in the hills overlooking the Sea of Galilee. At one moment we enjoyed a view of the entire Sea, then the bus led us to a place where we saw the remains of a fishing village from the day of Christ and then we drove up the rich farm land in the Hula valley until we reached Caesarea Philippi where Peter gave the right answer to "Who do men say that I am?".
Our return took us through the Druzes villages on the Golan heights and then to the site of the great tank battle fought between Israel and Syria and then back down to the Sea of Galilee and a boat ride that allowed us to see all the locations where Jesus ministered.
The day ended at Capernaum, the center of ministry for Jesus. Know as Kfar Nahum (Hebrew for "hometown of Nahum", Capernaum was located at the convergence of several trade routes and a Roman custom house and therefore a significant city in the days of Christ. It was here that Jesus taught, healed, cast out demons and interacted with the people.
Yet as we tour the house of Peter and an ancient synagogue we are reminded that Christ said "And to you Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades, for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom it would have repented and remained until this day" (Matthew 11:23). Capernaum reminds us of Opportunity Squandered!.
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